This third volume of the series of International Papers in Political Economy (IPPE) examines the political economy of a number of Latin American countries in the aftermath of the introduction of liberalization policies in this part of the world, concentrating on recent economic performance.

Preface Neoliberalism, Democracy and Economic Policy in Latin America; A.Saad-Filho, F.Iannini & E.J.Molinari Assessing the Economic Policies of President Lula da Silva in Brazil: Has Fear Defeated Hope?; P.Arestis, L.F.de Paula & F.Ferrari Chile between Neoliberalism and Equitable Growth; R.Ffrench-Davis A Case of Disruptive International Financial Integration: Argentina in the Late Twentieth Century and Early Twenty First; M.Damill & R.Frenkel Recent Political Economy in Venezuela; C.Pagliacci & J.Portillo Does Political Stability Matter? Evidence from Ecuador 1990-2005; D.Igliori & G.Long

MARIO DAMILL CEDES, Argentina LUIZ FERNANDO DE PAULA University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil FERNANDO FERRARI Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil RICARDO FFRENCH-DAVIS University of Chile, Chile ROBERTO FRENKEL CEDES, Argentina FRANCESCA IANNINI SOAS, University of London, UK DANILO IGLIORI University of Cambridge, UK; University of Sao Paulo, Brazil GUILLAUME LONG University of London, UK CAROLINA PAGLIACCI Central Bank of Venezuela, Venezuela JORGE PORTILLO Central Bank of Venezuela, Venezuela ALFREDO SAAD-FILHO SOAS, University of London, UK